---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Exempt From Criminal Liability Persons Reporting A Drug-Related Medical Emergency"
description: "An Act To Exempt From Criminal Liability Persons Reporting A Drug-Related Medical Emergency"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 329"
citation: "Maine LD 329 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "DRUG RELATED", "REPORTING DRUG-RELATED EMERGENCY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara CARDONE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eece5a77-9343-4656-bb53-ced07cd55084"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071114"
source_hash: "2a4fa9d529fd368ceb979fc599710e384fc3959893406e0a2cf004f968057382"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 329 (129) — An Act To Exempt From Criminal Liability Persons Reporting A Drug-Related Medical Emergency

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0254&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0254&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0254&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Barbara CARDONE — primary (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- James HANDY — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-24** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-02** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-178) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-178).
- **2019-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** Reports Read
- **2019-05-07** On motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-178) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-178) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eece5a77-9343-4656-bb53-ced07cd55084`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).